Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2021-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 207, Heifers 169, Bulls 45)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.12/cwt on 203 head.

Average price

$147.12

203 head · 629 lb average

Value per head Derived

$925

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$566

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$36.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.47

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	633	150.58	954	166
Medium and Large 1-2	768	142.67	1,095	9thin
Medium and Large 2	616	131.55	810	22
Small 1	385	120.00	462	1thin
Medium and Large 3	340	114.00	388	5thin

One grade step is worth $36.58/cwt here — about $566 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale203 hd

147.12

—

VA average10 barns · 2,026 hd

147.59

−0.47

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

69 lots · USDA AMS · Virginia Livestock LLC Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Front Royal, VA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Small 1	—	385	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	467	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	585	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	800	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	454	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	590	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	139.74/cwt	119.00–148.00	781	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	123.63/cwt	121.00–129.00	909	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	611	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	739	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	874	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	574	160.20/cwt	159.50–161.00	920	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,096	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	923	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	998	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,138	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	709	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	259	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	628	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	948	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	740	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,110	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	773	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	835	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	947	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	848	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,153	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	157.84/cwt	152.00–161.00	592	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	817	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	973	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	129.46/cwt	118.00–130.75	721	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	507	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	124.17/cwt	122.00–124.50	801	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	453	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	486	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	133.74/cwt	120.00–136.00	623	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	821	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	940	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	113.53/cwt	111.00–116.00	758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	551	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	697	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	451	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	600	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	878	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	771	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,087	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	662	145.43/cwt	141.00–146.00	963	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	912	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	124.79/cwt	124.50–126.00	785	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	576	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	703	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	653	95.02/cwt	89.00–101.00	620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	758	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	872	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	655	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	442	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	536	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	681	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	793	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	468	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	534	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	453	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	521	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	709	5

How this sale compares

Virginia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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